Small aircraft X had near midair collision with small aircraft Y in air traffic area. See and avoid ...

Attributes
ACN	239572
Time
Date	199303
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : toa
State Reference	CA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 18000 msl bound upper : 18000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : toa tower : rst
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	cruise other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Retractable Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach descent other
Route In Use	enroute : direct
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 28 flight time total : 440 flight time type : 300
ASRS Report	239572
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : private
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : far
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 100
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Small aircraft X on a flight from van nuys to torrance coming home from work through the los angeles special flight rules area over lax at 3500 ft. I started my descent over trw. As I descended I hear an small aircraft Y report in the corridor at 3.5 sebound. I listened to the toa ATIS and called toa tower. I was asked to report over the mobil refinery. As I passed over the mobil refinery at 1800 ft, small aircraft Y flew directly over me from my right rear to my left front making a very wide downwind leg for toa runway 29R. I called the toa tower to report the near miss. They called small aircraft Y and asked if he had seen me. He said he had not. I called the toa tower on the phone later and talked to the supervisor about this. She said she would listen to the tape and get back to me. She hasn't gotten back to me. I believe the cause of this near miss was the request by the torrance tower to have us both report the mobil refinery inbound at about the same arrival time. Also, the torrance tower not radioing small aircraft Y of my location as he came down upon me at a faster speed.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: SMA X HAD NMAC WITH SMA Y IN ATA. SEE AND AVOID CONCEPT.

Narrative: SMA X ON A FLT FROM VAN NUYS TO TORRANCE COMING HOME FROM WORK THROUGH THE LOS ANGELES SPECIAL FLT RULES AREA OVER LAX AT 3500 FT. I STARTED MY DSCNT OVER TRW. AS I DSNDED I HEAR AN SMA Y RPT IN THE CORRIDOR AT 3.5 SEBOUND. I LISTENED TO THE TOA ATIS AND CALLED TOA TWR. I WAS ASKED TO RPT OVER THE MOBIL REFINERY. AS I PASSED OVER THE MOBIL REFINERY AT 1800 FT, SMA Y FLEW DIRECTLY OVER ME FROM MY R REAR TO MY L FRONT MAKING A VERY WIDE DOWNWIND LEG FOR TOA RWY 29R. I CALLED THE TOA TWR TO RPT THE NEAR MISS. THEY CALLED SMA Y AND ASKED IF HE HAD SEEN ME. HE SAID HE HAD NOT. I CALLED THE TOA TWR ON THE PHONE LATER AND TALKED TO THE SUPVR ABOUT THIS. SHE SAID SHE WOULD LISTEN TO THE TAPE AND GET BACK TO ME. SHE HASN'T GOTTEN BACK TO ME. I BELIEVE THE CAUSE OF THIS NEAR MISS WAS THE REQUEST BY THE TORRANCE TWR TO HAVE US BOTH RPT THE MOBIL REFINERY INBOUND AT ABOUT THE SAME ARR TIME. ALSO, THE TORRANCE TWR NOT RADIOING SMA Y OF MY LOCATION AS HE CAME DOWN UPON ME AT A FASTER SPD.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Small aircraft X had near midair collision with small aircraft Y in air traffic area. See and avoid concept.